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1 take pains
(to take great trouble and care (to do something): He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves.) dar-se trabalho -
2 take pains
(to take great trouble and care (to do something): He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves.) esmerar-se -
3 pain
[pein] 1. noun(hurt or suffering of the body or mind: a pain in the chest.) dor2. verb(to cause suffering or upset to (someone): It pained her to admit that she was wrong.) doer- pained- painful
- painfully
- painless
- painlessly
- painkiller
- painstaking
- a pain in the neck
- take pains* * *[pein] n 1 dor, sofrimento. 2 tormento, aflição, angústia. 3 castigo, pena, punição. 4 pains dores do parto. 5 esforço, trabalho. • vt+vi 1 atormentar, afligir. 2 magoar, desgostar. 3 causar dor a. 4 doer. 5 esforçar-se, empenhar-se. he had his labour for his pains ele esforçou-se à toa. he’s a pain in the ass/ backside Amer coll ele é um indivíduo insuportável, Brit coll ele é um pé no saco. he’s a pain in the neck Amer ele é um indivíduo intragável. no pains no gains sem trabalho nada se alcança, não há bônus sem ônus. to be at great pains a) fazer um grande esforço. b) estar ansioso por fazer algo muito bem. to be in pains sofrer, padecer. to put to pains torturar, atormentar. to spare no pains não poupar esforços. to take pains for esforçar-se para. under pains sob pena de.
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take (great) pains (to do something) — take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth) idiom to put a lot of effort into doing sth • The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret. Main entry: ↑painsidiom … Useful english dictionary
take (great) pains to (do something) — to try very hard to do something. We took great pains to insure that no one felt left out. Related vocabulary: go to great lengths to do something … New idioms dictionary
take (great) pains with something — take (great) pains with/over sth idiom to do sth very carefully • He always takes great pains with his lectures. Main entry: ↑painsidiom … Useful english dictionary
take (great) pains over something — take (great) pains with/over sth idiom to do sth very carefully • He always takes great pains with his lectures. Main entry: ↑painsidiom … Useful english dictionary
take great pains — go to/take/great pains phrase to do something with a lot of care or effort I had taken great pains to make the evening perfect. She always takes great pains with her lectures. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Ma … Useful english dictionary
take great pains (to do something) — go to/take great pains (to do something) to try very hard to do something. I went to great pains to get this record for you … New idioms dictionary
take great pains to — make a great effort to do something as well as possible … English contemporary dictionary
go to great pains — go to/take/great pains phrase to do something with a lot of care or effort I had taken great pains to make the evening perfect. She always takes great pains with her lectures. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Ma … Useful english dictionary
go to great pains (to do something) — take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth) idiom to put a lot of effort into doing sth • The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret. Main entry: ↑painsidiom … Useful english dictionary
go to great pains (to do something) — go to/take great pains (to do something) to try very hard to do something. I went to great pains to get this record for you … New idioms dictionary
pains — n. trouble 1) to go to, spare no, take pains to + inf. (she took great pains to get her message across) physical suffering 2) (med.) labor pains 3) growing * * * take pains to + inf. (she took great pains to get her message across) [ physical… … Combinatory dictionary